EY Announces Entrepreneur Of The YearTM 2014 Award Semifinalists in Orange County

Semifinalists have been selected for the regional awards program.

2014-04-06

IRVINE, CA, April 06, 2014 (Press-News.org) EY today announced 29 semifinalist companies for the EY Entrepreneur Of The YearTM 2014 Award in the Orange County region. The awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. These business leaders were selected as semifinalists from nearly 80 nominations by a panel of independent judges. Award winners will be announced at a special gala event on June 4, 2014 at The St. Regis Resort in Dana Point.

Maria Thompson, President & CEO - Agile Sourcing Partners, Corona
Reza Jahangiri, CEO - American Advisors Group, Orange
Kunal Hinduja, President - ARQ LLC, Irvine
Jeffrey Frieden, CEO - Auction.com, Irvine
Keith Katkin, President & CEO - Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Aliso Viejo
Michael Burdiek, President & CEO - CalAmp Corp., Irvine
Jon Wilcox, CEO/Co-Founder; Mark Rebal, EVP/CCO/Co-Founder; and John DeCero, President/Co-Founder - California Republic Bank, Irvine
Caryn Siebert, President/CEO - Carl Warren & Company, Placentia
Debra Miller, CEO/Founder - CureDuchenne, Newport Beach
Jonathan Ord, CEO - DealerSocket, Inc., San Clemente
Eve Yen, Founder/President - Diamond Wipes International, Inc., Chino
John Jordan, CEO - DPI Specialty Foods, Ontario
Mark Whitley, CEO - Easter Seals Southern California, Santa Ana
Maynard Carkhuff, Chairman/CEO - Freedom Innovations, Irvine
Michael Purcell, Founder/EVP/CMO - Global Cash Card, Irvine
Jeffery Hanson, Chairman/CEO - Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II, Inc., Irvine
Chad Hallock, CEO - Home Franchise Concepts, Orange
Vivian Clecak, CEO - Human Options, Irvine
Steve Schulze, CEO/Founder and Alexis Schulze, Chief Visionary Officer - Nekter Juice Bar, Inc., Santa Ana
Parsa Rohani, CEO - Neudesic, LLC, Irvine
Rick Arvielo, CEO - New American Funding, Tustin
Stephen Gordon, Founding Chairman/CEO/President - Opus Bank, Irvine
Holly Hagler, President & CEO - SeniorServ, Anaheim
Deborah Proctor, President/CEO - St. Joseph Health, Orange
H. Michael Schwartz, Chairman/CEO - Strategic Capital Holdings, LLC, Ladera Ranch
Jerome Fink and David Kim, Managing Partners - The Bascom Group, LLC, Irvine
George Donaldson, President - Venvest Ballard, Inc. (dba Rightime HVAC), Riverside
Phu Hoang, CEO - Virtium Technology, Inc., Rancho Santa Margarita
Phillip Chang, Founder/Chairman - Yogurtland, Irvine

Now in its 28th year, the program has expanded to recognize business leaders in more than 145 cities in 60 countries throughout the world.

Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year national program. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the overall national EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California on Nov. 15, 2014. The awards are the culminating event of the EY Strategic Growth Forum, the nation's most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.

Sponsors
Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards are sponsored in the United States by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and SAP America.
In Orange County, regional sponsors include Marsh Insurance, Union Bank, Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, Cresa, Merrill DataSite, Scherzer Investigations, Smart Business magazine and HKA, Inc. Marketing Communications.

About EY Entrepreneur Of The Year
EY Entrepreneur Of The Year is the world's most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The unique award makes a difference through the way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind, Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 145 cities in more than 60 countries.

About EY's Strategic Growth Markets practice
EY's Strategic Growth Markets (SGM) practices guide leading high-growth companies. Our multidisciplinary teams of elite professionals provide perspective and advice to help our clients accelerate market leadership. SGM delivers assurance, tax, transactions and advisory services to thousands of companies spanning all industries. EY is the undisputed leader in taking companies public, advising key government agencies on the issues impacting high-growth companies and convening the experts who shape the business climate. For more information, please visit us at ey.com/us/strategicgrowthmarkets, or follow news on Twitter @EY_Growth.

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